WO2011159549A1 - Apparatus and methods for provisioning subscriber identity data in a wireless network - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to the field of communications systems, and more particularly in one exemplary aspect, to wireless systems that allow user devices to authenticate to wireless networks (e.g., cellular networks, WLANs, WMANs, etc.) using access control clients.
- wireless networks e.g., cellular networks, WLANs, WMANs, etc.
- Wireless systems are used to provide voice and data services to user equipment such as cellular telephones and computers.
- SIM Subscriber Identity Module
- security information such as private key information that can be used in authenticating user equipment to a cellular network.
- conventional SIM cards can make the host device (e.g., wireless telephone) bulkier and more complicated. They also necessitate management of SIM card inventories and distribution by the manufacturer or service provider.
- SIM card systems may also make it difficult to purchase wireless services. For example, it may be difficult to establish relationships with wireless carriers in foreign countries when a user is travelling.
- a SIM card is typically associated with one user account. User account data is preloaded into the SIM card, and is permanently stored on the SIM card. If a user wishes to change services from an existing account to a new account, the user needs to replace an existing SIM card associated with the existing account with a new SIM card associated with the new account (e.g., by physically removing the existing SIM card from the SIM card slot and inserting the new SIM card).
- SIM cards that are accounts without physically removing the SIM card.
- the user wants to switch to a new account that is not one of the two accounts on the SIM card, the user of this type of SIM card will need to insert a new card.
- User devices that include a pair of SIM card slots have also been developed. Such user devices allow users to change between multiple accounts, but can be bulky and require that the user obtain a new SIM card for each new account.
- the present invention addresses the foregoing needs by providing, inter alia, apparatus and methods for wireless network authentication.
- a wireless electronic device capable of download of access client data from a provisioning service to receive wireless services from a desired carrier.
- This data which may in some embodiments be referred to as Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data, virtual SIM card data, or SIM profile, may be used in obtaining wireless services from a desired wireless carrier. For example, if a user is travelling to a foreign country and wishes to create an account with a local carrier, the user can wirelessly obtain subscriber identity data for that carrier.
- SIM Subscriber Identity Module
- a user device may be preloaded with a provisioning SIM profile.
- the device may roam onto a local carrier.
- the local carrier may contact a provisioning carrier associated with the provisioning SIM profile. If the provisioning carrier recognizes the user device (e.g., if the SIM profile of the user device is registered with the provisioning carrier), the user device may be allowed to communicate with the provisioning service.
- a more general version of this process allows the user device to communicate with the provisioning service even if just one provisioning carrier (and its associated roaming agreements) is inadequate to cover all local carriers of interest, by allowing for multiple provisioning SIM profiles and multiple provisioning carriers, with the choice of which one to use being determined from the user device's usual passive scan of available networks that precedes an attempt at roaming or network selection or network registration.
- Yet another generalization allows the user device to communicate with the provisioning service over Wi-Fi or via a wired connection to an Internet-capable computer or any other non-cellular communications link. a list of available carriers (e.g., a list of preferred non-roaming carriers, or a list of carriers with whom the user already has an account, etc.).
- the user may select a desired carrier (and corresponding rate plan, if the user does not already have an existing account in place with the carrier) from the list of carriers. While maintaining a data link through the provisioning carrier, SIM data for the selected carrier may be loaded onto a secure element in the device.
- SIM data for available carriers may be maintained and distributed by a trusted service manager (TSM) that is part of the provisioning service.
- TSM trusted service manager
- the user may be presented with an opportunity to activate the carrier's services on the device by creating a new account or by logging in to an existing account with the selected carrier.
- the user may activate the device online, using in-store equipment, by placing a telephone call to an activation service, etc.
- the device may be used to make and receive voice telephone calls, to download and upload data, or to otherwise obtain the services available from the selected carrier.
- multiple SIM profiles may be provisioned using the foregoing approach. For example, as a user travels to different geographic locations, a user may repeatedly browse for new carriers and wirelessly download SIM data as needed to establish new carrier relationships. Because the user can easily set up new carrier accounts, expenses such as roaming fees can be reduced.
- the user may actively manage the SIM profiles on the user's device. For example, the user may add new SIM profiles, may delete existing SIM profiles, and may switch which carrier is being used at a given time by choosing among the multiple stored
- a method of loading subscriber identity module data onto a wireless electronic device includes: receiving from a provisioning service at the wireless electronic device a list of wireless carriers to present to a user; and based at least in part on a selection of one of the wireless carriers by the user at the wireless electronic device, receiving from the provisioning service at the wireless device subscriber identity module data associated with the selected one of the wireless carriers.
- data includes receiving from a trusted service manager at the provisioning service the subscriber identity module data, and storing the received data in a secure element in the wireless electronic device.
- the nethod further includes using the subscriber identity module data stored in the wireless electronic device in establishing a wireless link between the wireless electronic device and the provisioning service.
- the receiving the list of wireless carriers includes receiving from a provisioning carrier at the provisioning service rate plan information associated with respective wireless carriers in the list of wireless carriers to present to the user.
- the wireless electronic device can roam onto a wireless carrier associated with the provisioning carrier.
- a method of operating a wireless electronic device is disclosed.
- the device is operated in a system that includes wireless carriers and a provisioning service that are interconnected by a communications network, and the method includes: using first access client data to establish a link with the communications network; and loading second access client data into the wireless electronic device over the link.
- the first access client data includes a bootstrap program having minimal functionality in comparison to the second access client data
- the using the first access client data includes using the first access client data to establish a wireless link with the communications network.
- Loading the second access client data includes for example wirelessly loading the second access client data in the wireless electronic device over the wireless link.
- the first access client data includes access client data associated with a provisioning carrier, and wherein using the first access client data includes roaming onto a wireless cellular telephone network using the first access client data.
- the wireless electronic device includes a secure element that includes the first access client data, and wherein wirelessly loading the second access client data includes loading the second access client data into the secure element.
- the provisioning service includes a trusted service manager that maintains a database of access client data for multiple carriers, and wherein wirelessly loading the second access client data includes wirelessly loading the second access client data into secure element from the trusted service manager. to select a desired wireless carrier from which the wireless electronic device receives wireless service, wherein the desired wireless carrier is associated with a selected one of the multiple access client data loaded into the wireless electronic device.
- the second access client data includes subscriber identity module (SIM) data which uniquely identifies at least one subscriber account maintained with a wireless carrier.
- SIM subscriber identity module
- a wireless apparatus in yet another aspect of the invention, includes: one or more wireless communications circuitry adapted to communicate with a communications network; a secure element configured to store one or more Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data; a processor; and a storage device in data communication with the processor, the storage device comprising computer-executable instructions.
- the computer-executable instructions are configured to, when executed by the processor: verify an account with a provisioning carrier; establish a data link between the wireless apparatus and the provisioning carrier; receive the one or more SIM data; and operate the wireless apparatus using the one or more SIM data.
- the one or more wireless communications circuitry includes cellular telephone circuitry.
- the one or more wireless communications circuitry includes short- range local or personal area network wireless circuitry.
- the wireless apparatus additionally includes a user interface
- the computer-executable instructions are further configured to: receive input from the user interface, the input related to one or more user needs; and updates the one or more SIM data based at least in part on received input.
- the computer-executable instructions are further configured to: receive input from the user interface, the input related to one or more SIM profiles stored on the secure element; and switch to one of the one or more SIM data based at least in part received input.
- the computer-executable instructions are further configured to: receive input from the user interface, the input related to account information; and activate one or more SIM data based at least in part on the received input.
- the apparatus includes: one or more communications circuitry adapted to communicate with a communications network; a processor; and a storage device in data instructions.
- the computer-executable instructions are configured to, when executed by the processor: in response to a user selecting a desired carrier, allocate one or more SIM data associated with the desired carrier to a user device; establish a wireless link to the user device; load the allocated one or more SIM data to the user device; and notify the service provider of the loaded one or more selected SIM data.
- the apparatus includes a trusted service manager, and the wireless link is secure.
- the secure wireless link is based on a common secret key.
- the common secret key is used to encrypt and decrypt traffic between the trusted service manager and the user device.
- a system for provisioning wireless user devices with access client (e.g., SIM) data includes a provisioning entity and a trusted service manager in communication with one another.
- the user devices when properly identified and authenticated, receive the SIM data from the system, thereby enabling their operation within a wireless network.
- a computer readable apparatus in one embodiment, includes a medium containing at least one computer program, the at least one program being configured to provision wireless user devices with access client (e.g., SIM) data.
- access client e.g., SIM
- the at least one program is configured to negotiate with a network entity, and obtain SIM data for use on a wireless device.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram of an illustrative wireless system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram of an illustrative wireless electronic device with a secure element in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an illustrative sequence that may be used to exchange data among different entities in a wireless system of the type shown in FIG. 1 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is an illustrative selection screen that may be presented to provide a user with an opportunity to select a desired carrier in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is an illustrative output screen that may be displayed to a user during downloading of subscriber identity data in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 7 and 8 are illustrative input screens that may be presented to provide a user with an opportunity to activate a wireless account in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is an illustrative input screen that may be presented to provide a user with an opportunity to input new account information in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is an illustrative output screen that may be displayed to a user upon activation of a wireless account in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 1 is a flow chart of illustrative steps involved in wirelessly provisioning a wireless electronic device with multiple subscriber identity profiles in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- SIMs Subscriber identity Modules
- GSM Global System for Mobile communications
- GPRS/EDGE GPRS/EDGE
- UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications
- the various aspects of the invention are useful in any wireless network (whether cellular or otherwise) that can benefit from the use of one or more virtualized access clients.
- the electronic device 10 may be, for example, a cellular telephone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, or other suitable computing equipment. If properly authorized, the device 10 may be provided with wireless network services from a wireless carrier (sometimes referred to as a cellular telephone company).
- a wireless carrier sometimes referred to as a cellular telephone company
- the user device 10 may have wireless communications circuitry.
- the device 10 may use long-range wireless communications circuitry such as cellular telephone circuitry to communicate over a wireless link 13 using cellular telephone bands at 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 1900 MHz (e.g., the main Global System for Mobile Communications or GSM cellular telephone bands).
- Long-range wireless communications circuitry in device 10 may also accomodate the 2100 MHz band or any of the other increasingly numerous bands used for cellular telephony (e.g., as outlined in the 3GPP body of standards for GSM, UMTS, and beyond).
- the device 10 may also use shorter- range wireless communications links to accomodate communications with nearby equipment.
- the device 10 may communicate using the Wi-Fi® (IEEE 802.11) bands at 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, and/or the Bluetooth® band at 2.4 GHz.
- the device 10 may communicate over the link 13 with a communications network 14.
- the link 13 may be for example a wired link, or a local or remote wireless link.
- the device 10 may communicate wirelessly with the network 14 using a long-range link (e.g., a link that may cover distances of a mile or more). Links of this type may be made, for example, with cellular telephone base stations.
- Communications network may include wide area networks such as the internet, telephone networks, local area networks, or any other suitable communications networks.
- the device 10 may form communications links with computing equipment such as computing equipment 22, and may interact with a provisioning service such as provisioning service 16.
- computing equipment 22 may be communications management services 24 and account management services 26 for a respective carrier.
- the communications management services 24 may be responsible for managing and monitoring telephone service usage (e.g., for tracking the total number of minutes used by wireless customers during each billing cycle) and data service usage (e.g., for providing the device 10 with access to the mobile Web).
- the account management services 26 may be responsible for managing user account information and handling billing information associated with each registered account. Other systems (e.g., network control systems) may be used to manage the operations of each carrier, if desired.
- a first set of computing equipment 22 may be used to provide communications management services 24 and account management services 26 for a local carrier, whereas a second set of computing equipment 22 may be used to provide the services 24, 26 for a provisioning carrier, and whereas a third set of computing equipment 22 may be used to provide the services 24, 26 for carrier A. Additional sets of computing equipment 22 may be used in the wireless system 8 to provide the services 24, 26 for additional carriers (e.g., carrier B, carrier C, etc.).
- additional carriers e.g., carrier B, carrier C, etc.
- Carriers generally require that wireless users be properly authenticated before wireless services are provided.
- carrier A may maintain subscriber identity data that is used in determining whether a given user is authorized to use the services of carrier A.
- the subscriber identity data may sometimes be referred to as Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data, virtual SIM card data, SIM profile information, etc.
- SIM Subscriber Identity Module
- Unauthorized users e.g., users who do not have active accounts
- Authorized users will be allowed to establish links such as the link 13 to make and receive voice telephone calls, to download and upload data, or to otherwise obtain the services available from carrier A.
- SIM data is distributed to authorized users in the form of SIM cards.
- This approach generally requires the availability of a SIM card slot in a user device.
- virtual SIM card data may be distributed using wired and/or wireless network connections (e.g., the link 13).
- a user's device may be provided with a "bootstrapping" SIM profile (i.e., SIM data that is associated by a temporary carrier - sometimes referred to as a applications previously incorporated by reference herein.
- the device 10 may include a secure element such as secure element 12 (FIG. 1). SIM data may be stored on the secure element 12 in the device 10.
- the provisioning service 16 may be responsible for loading the desired SIM data onto the device 10.
- the provisioning service 16 may rely on operations provided by a service provider and a trusted service manager (TSM) running on the computing equipment 18, 20, respectively (as an example).
- the service provider may be responsible for interacting with the user to determine from which the carrier device 10 receives wireless services, while the trusted service manager may be responsible for providing the corresponding SIM data associated with the selected carrier that is to be loaded onto the secure element 12 in the device 10.
- the TSM may be managed by a company that also distributes SIM cards, The TSM may therefore be responsible for maintaining a database of virtual SIM card data (SIM data).
- SIM data virtual SIM card data
- the TSM may maintain relationships with carriers and may maintain a database of SIM data for each carrier (i.e., SIM data for each carrier that may be supplied to a user who wishes to establish a relationship with that particular carrier). If desired, other divisions of labor may be used. For example, all of services of the trusted service manager and the service provider may be provided by a single organization. More than two entities may provide the services of the provisioning service 16, etc.
- SIM data stored on the secure element 12 may be updated according to a user's needs.
- Multiple SIM profiles may be stored on the secure element 12, each of which is associated with a different wireless account.
- the user may add a new SIM profile (e.g., by downloading additional SIM data onto the secure element 12), may delete an existing SIM profile (e.g., by erasing SIM data from the secure element 12), may switch among the multiple downloaded SIM profiles (e.g., as the user travels from country to country or otherwise experiences a need to change carriers), etc.
- the device 10 may be preloaded with a provisioning SIM profile.
- the provisioning SIM profile establishes a relationship between the user's device and a temporary provisioning carrier.
- the user of the device 10 need not have an actual account with the provisioning carrier.
- the manufacturer of the device 10 e.g., the service provider at equipment 18
- the device 10 carrier network may communicate with the provisioning carrier to determine whether the device 10 is properly associated with the provisioning carrier.
- the provisioning carrier may be ABC Telecom, Inc. (as an example).
- the provisioning carrier recognizes the device 10 as a registered device (e.g., if the provisioning carrier recognizes the preloaded provisioning SIM profile), the local carrier will allow the device 10 to communicate over the network 14 with the provisioning service 16.
- the service provider at the provisioning service 16 may interact with the user to help the user select a desired carrier.
- the service provider may present a list of carriers to the user. The user may choose to receive services from locally available wireless carriers such as carrier A, carrier B, etc.
- the user may select carrier A as a desired carrier.
- the service provider may inform the trusted service manager of this choice.
- the trusted service manager of the provisioning service 16 may then establish a data link with the device 10 to load a corresponding new SIM profile (e.g., SIM data associated with carrier A) onto the secure element 12 of the device 10.
- the new SIM profile may overtake the provisioning SIM profile as the primary SIM profile of the device 10.
- the user may activate service with the selected carrier (e.g., carrier A) by creating a new account with the selected carrier.
- Account activation operations may be performed using any of the traditional methods supported by wireless carriers (e.g., over the phone, in a store, via the web, etc.) or may be performed with the assistance of the provisioning service 16 (e.g., the service provider at the equipment 18).
- the provisioning service 16 e.g., the service provider at the equipment 18.
- the user may initiate a new provisioning session at any time to download additional SIM profiles onto the device 10 using this approach. For example, if the user travels to another new country, the user may choose to receive wireless services from carrier X and a new SIM profile associated with carrier X will be downloaded and stored in the secure element 12. When the user travels back and forth between countries in which carrier accounts have been established, the user may manually switch between the two SIM profiles or the device 10 may automatically switch to the correct SIM profile depending on its current location (e.g., using satellite positioning system data, wireless network information, or manually inputting geographic information). If desired, the user may download and manage more than two SIM profiles on the device 10.
- the user may download and manage more than two SIM profiles on the device 10.
- the user may also delete one or more SIM profiles from the secure element 12 of the device 10 (e.g., before selling the device 10 to a new user). links.
- the device 10 may have a wireless local area network adapter that allows the device to communicate wirelessly with wireless local area network equipment.
- the wireless local area network equipment may be, for example, a router or access point that supports IEEE 802.1 1 communications (sometimes referred to as Wi-Fi®). If desired, the device 10 may also or alternatively be connected to the network 14 using a cable.
- the device 10 When a remote wireless link is available, however, the device 10 need not be connected to a wireless local area network or (via a wired link) a computer on the network 14.
- FIG. 1 is merely illustrative. Other wireless equipment may also be used in the network 12 and in forming the wireless communications link 13 with the network 12.
- FIG. 2 shows a diagram of the exemplary device 10 of FIG. 1.
- the device 10 may include storage and processing circuitry such as storage and processing circuitry 28.
- the storage and processing circuitry 28 may include storage circuitry and processor circuitry.
- the storage circuitry may include one or more different types of storage such as hard disk drive storage, nonvolatile memory (e.g., flash memory or other electrically- programmable-read-only memory), volatile memory (e.g., static or dynamic random- access- memory), etc.
- the processor circuitry may be used to control the operation of the device 10 and may be based on a processor such as a microprocessor, a baseband processor, a digital signal processor, application specific integrated circuits, and other suitable circuitry.
- the storage and processing circuitry 28 may be used to run software on the device 10 such as media services, internet browsing applications, operating system functions, etc.
- the input-output circuitry 30 may be used to allow data to be supplied to the device 10 and to allow data to be provided from the device 10 to external devices.
- the input-output circuitry 30 can include user input-output devices 34 such as buttons (e.g., a menu button), a display (e.g., a touch screen), click wheels, scrolling wheels, touch pads, key pads, keyboards, microphones, cameras, etc.
- a user can control the operation of the device 10 by supplying commands through the user input-output devices 34.
- the input-output circuitry 30 may also include wireless communications circuitry such as wireless communications circuitry 32.
- the wireless communications circuitry 32 frequency power amplifier circuitry, passive RF components, and other circuitry for handling RF wireless signals.
- the secure element 12 of the device 10 may include a processor such as a secure element processor 36 and memory circuitry such as a memory 38, as shown in FIG. 2.
- the secure element processor 36 may be responsible for handling secure communication (e.g., for encoding and decoding secure content) with the provisioning service 16 during downloading of SIM data. Downloaded SIM data may be stored on the memory 38 of the secure element 12.
- Memory 38 may include a 200 kB electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (E2PROM) or smaller or larger blocks of non-volatile memory (as examples).
- FIG. 3 is a diagram of an exemplary embodiment of the secure element 12.
- the processor 36 and memory 38 of the secure element 12 may be formed in one or more integrated circuits 40.
- the integrated circuits 40 may be connected to package bond pads 46 through conductive lines 48.
- Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuitry 44 (either separate devices or circuitry incorporated into the circuits 40) may be used to prevent undesired currents from damaging the circuitry of the secure element 12.
- the package that forms the secure element 12 may be filled with epoxy resin 42 to prevent external probing of data signals on the integrated circuit 40.
- Other tamper-proof structures may be included in the secure element 12 if desired (e.g., shielding layers, masking layers, etc.).
- FIG. 4 is a diagram that shows illustrative steps involved in provisioning SIM data on the device 10.
- the user device 10 may first communicate with a local earner upon startup (step 1).
- the device 10 may convey information to the local carrier from a provisioning SIM profile stored in the device.
- the local carrier may use the provisioning SIM data to contact a corresponding provisioning carrier to check whether the provisioning SIM profile is associated with an active account (e.g., the local carrier may relay identification information to the provisioning carrier for verification).
- the local carrier will allow the device 10 to form a roaming wireless link (e.g., the link 13) with the network 14.
- the device 10 may form a connection with the service provider at the service 16 (step 4).
- the device 10 and the provisioning service 16 may initiate a new provisioning session.
- the service provider may direct the device 10 to display on-screen options for the user.
- the provisioning service 16 may provide a selection screen 49 for the display 50 of the device 10, as shown in FIG. 5 (step 5). via the touch screen and buttons, such as a menu button 51.
- a screen of on-screen options such as a selection screen 49 may be used to present the user with a list of available carriers (e.g., local carriers in the vicinity of the user, carriers recommended by the provisioning service 16, or other carriers).
- Rate plans e.g., cellular telephone plan rates, data plan rates, blended plan rates, and other service rates
- Each region 52 may include a selectable on-screen option such as a button 54 on the touch screen 50.
- On-screen buttons on a touch screen are sometimes referred to as virtual buttons.
- other systems may be used for gathering user input with the device 10 (e.g., voice recognition systems, pattern recognition using cameras, physical buttons that are adjacent to options displayed on a screen, on-screen options that are selected by a user using a mouse, trackpad, or other pointing device, or any other suitable user input interface).
- voice recognition systems pattern recognition using cameras
- physical buttons that are adjacent to options displayed on a screen
- on-screen options that are selected by a user using a mouse, trackpad, or other pointing device, or any other suitable user input interface.
- the list of carriers that is presented to the user may include a first region 52 that displays information related to a first carrier A, a second region 52 that includes information related to a second carrier B, etc.
- the phone plan and data plan for carrier A may be listed respectively as $39.99 per month and $9.99 per month in the first region, whereas the phone plan and data plan for carrier B may be listed respectively as $59.99 per month and $29.99 per month in the second region (as examples).
- Carrier selection screens such as the carrier selection screen 49 of FIG. 5 may list more than two carriers or may only list one possible carrier.
- each earner may have a first phone plan that costs $39.99/month and that includes 450 minutes of talking time and a second phone plan that costs $59.99/month and that includes 900 minutes of talking time).
- each region 52 may display additional rate plan details (e.g., the number of free night and weekend minutes included with the plan, contract length, activation fee information, etc.).
- the user may be provided with an opportunity to select or unselect a data plan. Drop-down menus and other user interfaces may be used to allow a user to select from various different plan components (e.g., to choose how many minutes of talk time are to be included in the plan).
- the carrier selection screen 49 may only be used to provide carrier choices and not particular plan details.
- the user may make plan type selections at a later time (e.g., when interacting with the provisioning service 16 or when interacting directly with a website or representative of the selected carrier). For example, a user may select a desired carrier the selected carrier to finalize plan details and activate the selected carrier for the device 10.
- the user may select a desired carrier and rate plan by pressing on a corresponding virtual select button 54 or otherwise interacting with the options presented by the provisioning service 16.
- the provisioning service 16 may download SIM data for that carrier to the user's device.
- the downloaded SIM data includes information of the type contained on a conventional SIM card (e.g., an identifier that is specific to the SIM "card", information identifying the selected carrier, etc.
- the service provider may be responsible for presenting the user with carrier selections options (e.g., the screen 49 of FIG. 5) and in processing user responses, whereas the trusted service provider may be responsible for handling the secure transfer of the SIM data from the trusted service provider to the device 10 (e.g., over the network 14 and link 13).
- the service provider at the provisioning service 16 may direct the trusted service manager (TSM) to distribute SIM data associated with the selected carrier to the user device 10 (step 7).
- TSM trusted service manager
- the trusted service manager may communicate with the device 10 to establish a wireless link.
- the link between the trusted service manager and the processor 28 of the device 10 may initially be established as an insecure link.
- the trusted service manager and the secure element 12 of the device 10 may set up a secure link before the SIM data is downloaded.
- the device 10 i.e., the processor in the secure element 12
- the trusted service manager may share a common secret key that is not known to the public and this key may be used to encrypt and decrypt data traffic between the trusted service manager and the device 10.
- Other forms of secure communication may be used to establish a secure link between the secure element 12 and the trusted service manager if desired.
- the TSM may load the secure element 12 with the desired SIM data.
- display a loading message on display 50 as shown in FIG. 6.
- the display 50 may output to the user the message, "Thank you! Your SIM card data is being loaded .. Please waif' during step 8 of FIG. 4.
- the trusted service manager may notify the service provider that loading is complete (step 9).
- the service provider may direct the device 10 to display an activation instruction message on the display 50, as shown in FIG. 7.
- the provisioning service 16 may provide a confirmation message to the device 10 so that the display 50 presents the user with a message such as "Your SIM card data for Carrier A has been successfully loaded onto your device. You may activate at any Carrier A store location or you may activate by calling 1-800-1 ' 23-4567 or by visiting www, carrierawebsite.com ' " ' ' '
- the display 50 may also display on-screen options such as the virtual buttons 56, 58 (see, e.g., FIG. 7). If the user wants to activate the device 10 at a later time (e.g., if the user wants to activate the device by calling the given telephone number, by visiting one of the retail stores of the selected carrier, by activating later online, etc.), the user can select the option (button) 56. The user can select the option (button) 58 for example if the user wishes to activate the device 10 online by visiting the account activation webpage for the selected carrier.
- the virtual buttons 56, 58 see, e.g., FIG. 7
- the provisioning service 16 may redirect the user to an account management web page or other service portal that is associated with the selected carrier. Using this type of online interface with the selected carrier, the user may create a new account or may link the device 10 to an existing account.
- account management functions such as these may be provided by the provisioning service 16.
- the provisioning service 16 e.g., the service provider
- the provisioning service 16 may direct the device 10 to display an account selection screen on the display 50, as shown in FIG. 8.
- the service provider at the provisioning service 16 may, as an example, provide screen data to the device 10 so that the display 50 presents the user with the message, "We will now activate your device. ' "
- the display 50 may also display virtual buttons 60, 62 (see, e.g., FIG. 8). If the user already has an existing account with the selected carrier, the user can select the option (button) 60.
- the user can select the option (button) 62 to sign up for a new account (step 11 ).
- the carrier in configurations in which the carrier handles account setup and management operations
- the display 50 may display a prompt for the user that directs the user to supply new account information such as the user's name, address, billing information, username, password, and other personal information.
- the user may supply the requested information into corresponding fillable text boxes (see, e.g., FIG. 9) by typing on a touch keypad that is optionally displayed on display 50 or by using alphanumeric input keys.
- the user may select the option 64 to submit the new account information (e.g., to the service provider at the provisioning service or directly to the services 26 at the selected carrier). If this information is submitted to the provisioning service, the provisioning service (e.g., the service provider) may relay this information to the account management services 26 of the selected carrier.
- the display 50 may then display an activation completion message, as shown in FIG. 10. For example, the display 50 may output to the user the message, "Registration and activation complete. You may now use your device. ' " The device 10 may then be used to make and receive voice telephone calls, to download and upload data, or to otherwise obtain the services available from the selected carrier.
- communications between the provisioning service 16 and the device 10 may be terminated (e.g., the provisioning session may be terminated).
- a new provisioning session may be initiated and the provisioning service 16 may be contacted by device 10 whenever the user wishes to add additional SIM profiles to the device 10 (e.g., using an approach of the type described in connection with FIG. 4).
- FIG. 11 is a flow chart of illustrative steps involved in provisioning the device 10 with new SIM data.
- the device 10 may be preloaded with a provisioning SIM profile at step 66.
- SIM data associated with the provi sioning carrier of FIG. 1 (sometimes referred to as provisioning SIM data) may be stored in memory in the secure element 12 (e.g., during manufacturing or during a firmware loading or update process for the device 10).
- a manufacturer of the device 10 e.g., a manufacturer associated with the service provider of the provisioning service 16 or other entity may maintain an account with the provisioning carrier, so that the SIM data associated with the provisioning carrier corresponds to an active account that can be used by the user of the device 10 during provisioning operations (i.e., when communicating with the provisioning service 16 during the provisioning session and/or service to activate a newly established account).
- the provisioning carrier may be located in any desired country (i.e., a single provisioning carrier may be used globally) or there may be a separate provisioning carrier used for each country or other geographic region of interest. If desired, some geographic regions may have multiple associate provisioning carriers.
- the provisioning carrier or carriers for which SIM data is loaded into the device 10 preferably have roaming agreements with numerous carriers, so that the device 10 can roam onto a local carrier (for SIM provisioning) in a wide variety of service locations.
- a user who desires to establish a new carrier relationship and who desires to download SIM data to allow the device 10 to use the services of the new carrier may use the device 10 to roam onto a local earner in the vicinity of the device (i.e., via the link 13).
- the local carrier can communicate with the provisioning carrier that is associated with the provisioning SIM data to verify that the device 10 is authorized to roam onto the local carrier's network. Because a provisioning carrier account is being maintained in good standing by the manufacturer of the device 10 (e.g., the service provider at provisioning service 16 or other entity), the verification process will be successful.
- the local carrier Upon successful verification that the device 10 is authorized to use the services of the local carrier, the local carrier will allow the device 10 to use the wireless link 13 with the network 14.
- the device 10 (or other equipment in the system of FIG. 1) may then initiate a provisioning session with the provisioning service 16.
- a data link may be established between the device 10 and the provisioning service 16 (step 70).
- the provisioning service e.g., a service provider of the provisioning service
- the provisioning service may present the user with a list of available carriers and, if desired, corresponding rate plans. The user may select a desired carrier from the list of displayed carriers.
- the provisioning service may establish a secure link with the secure element 12 in device 10 and may load the secure element 12 (i.e., the storage in element 12) with new SIM data that is associated with the selected carrier (step 74).
- the provisioning service may present the user with information on how to activate the device 10 (i.e., how to use wireless services associated with the selected carrier by activating the SIM data for the selected carrier). Activation operations may be handled by any suitable entity (e.g., the provisioning service 16, the carrier, etc.).
- the provisioning service 16 may initially present the user with different options for activating wireless service associated with the newly selected carrier. If the user decides to activate online, the user may be asked to enter new account Once the user activates either an existing account or a new account, the device 10 may receive wireless service from the selected carrier using the new SIM data that was downloaded from the provisioning service (step 78).
- the SIM profile download process of FIG. 11 may be used whenever the user wants to add an additional SIM profile (e.g., whenever the device 10 is moved to a new location such as a location that requires a new carrier relationship to obtain desired services).
- the secure element 12 can be updated with one or more SIM profiles associated with available carriers.
- the user may be allowed to actively manage the different SIM profiles stored on the secure element 12 of the device 10 (step 82). For example, a user may have three active SIM profiles that can be used to receive wireless services in the user's country of residence. The user may switch among the three SIM profiles as needed. If desired, the user may choose to erase some or all of the SIM profiles stored on the device 10. A user may, for example, use storage and the processing circuitry 28 and the secure element 12 to erase SIM data from the secure element 12 before selling the device 10 to a stranger (as an example).
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